From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): This week, the New York Times reported that more than 700 children have been taken from parents arriving at our borders since October, including more than 100 children under the age of 4. [1] WHAT the WHAT? … Continued
This week, the House is expected to swiftly vote on the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act,” the harmful banking bill that was recently passed in the Senate. If passed in its current form in the House and signed into … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): The number of women in prison is nearly eight times higher than in 1980. In addition to the 213,722 women incarcerated in jails and prisons, one million women are under community supervision, according to a … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/08/18455/#.WvMvnUxFzIU By CHN May 8, 2018 Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Tuesday, May 8 in response to the Trump Administration’s rescissions package: “The members of the Coalition … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-09/education/court-ruling-advances-school-funding-lawsuit/a62453-1 May 9, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The 2016 school funding formula only applies to funding increases, about 2 percent of the state education budget. (KokomoCole/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Pre-K for PA has released a report entitled “Pre-K Key to Cutting Pennsylvania Prison Costs and Boosting School Success.” Drafted by Fight Crime PA, it was released alongside Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, State Senator Dan … Continued
Oil, gas, and coal companies are flooding our elections with dirty money so they can drown out our voices and pollute our climate. Our government should be working for us, not Exxon and the Koch Brothers. We need candidates who … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/cost-taking-away-health-care By Suzanne Wikle Medicaid will soon undergo radical transformations in states where the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have granted permission to disenroll people who don’t work a certain number of hours each week or … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/snap-participants-need-food-and-education-training-farm-bill-scrimps-both By Anna Cielinski The 2018 Farm Bill, H.R. 2, introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) on April 12, would profoundly undermine access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps). … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-04/education/poll-shows-strong-support-for-more-education-aid/a62398-1 May 4, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Fifty-six percent of Pennsylvanians say the state invests too little money in public education. (michael_schueller/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvanians from both … Continued